}
 
 static int
-hns3_parse_eth(const struct rte_flow_item *item,
-                  struct hns3_fdir_rule *rule, struct rte_flow_error *error)
+hns3_parse_eth(const struct rte_flow_item *item, struct hns3_fdir_rule *rule,
+              struct rte_flow_error *error __rte_unused)
 {
        const struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_spec;
        const struct rte_flow_item_eth *eth_mask;
 
-       if (item->spec == NULL && item->mask)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "Can't configure FDIR with mask but without spec");
-
        /* Only used to describe the protocol stack. */
        if (item->spec == NULL && item->mask == NULL)
                return 0;
        const struct rte_flow_item_vlan *vlan_spec;
        const struct rte_flow_item_vlan *vlan_mask;
 
-       if (item->spec == NULL && item->mask)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "Can't configure FDIR with mask but without spec");
-
        rule->key_conf.vlan_num++;
        if (rule->key_conf.vlan_num > VLAN_TAG_NUM_MAX)
                return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
        const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 *ipv4_spec;
        const struct rte_flow_item_ipv4 *ipv4_mask;
 
-       if (item->spec == NULL && item->mask)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "Can't configure FDIR with mask but without spec");
-
        hns3_set_bit(rule->input_set, INNER_ETH_TYPE, 1);
        rule->key_conf.spec.ether_type = RTE_ETHER_TYPE_IPV4;
        rule->key_conf.mask.ether_type = ETHER_TYPE_MASK;
+
        /* Only used to describe the protocol stack. */
        if (item->spec == NULL && item->mask == NULL)
                return 0;
        const struct rte_flow_item_ipv6 *ipv6_spec;
        const struct rte_flow_item_ipv6 *ipv6_mask;
 
-       if (item->spec == NULL && item->mask)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "Can't configure FDIR with mask but without spec");
-
        hns3_set_bit(rule->input_set, INNER_ETH_TYPE, 1);
        rule->key_conf.spec.ether_type = RTE_ETHER_TYPE_IPV6;
        rule->key_conf.mask.ether_type = ETHER_TYPE_MASK;
        const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *tcp_spec;
        const struct rte_flow_item_tcp *tcp_mask;
 
-       if (item->spec == NULL && item->mask)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "Can't configure FDIR with mask but without spec");
-
        hns3_set_bit(rule->input_set, INNER_IP_PROTO, 1);
        rule->key_conf.spec.ip_proto = IPPROTO_TCP;
        rule->key_conf.mask.ip_proto = IPPROTO_MASK;
        const struct rte_flow_item_udp *udp_spec;
        const struct rte_flow_item_udp *udp_mask;
 
-       if (item->spec == NULL && item->mask)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "Can't configure FDIR with mask but without spec");
-
        hns3_set_bit(rule->input_set, INNER_IP_PROTO, 1);
        rule->key_conf.spec.ip_proto = IPPROTO_UDP;
        rule->key_conf.mask.ip_proto = IPPROTO_MASK;
        const struct rte_flow_item_sctp *sctp_spec;
        const struct rte_flow_item_sctp *sctp_mask;
 
-       if (item->spec == NULL && item->mask)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "Can't configure FDIR with mask but without spec");
-
        hns3_set_bit(rule->input_set, INNER_IP_PROTO, 1);
        rule->key_conf.spec.ip_proto = IPPROTO_SCTP;
        rule->key_conf.mask.ip_proto = IPPROTO_MASK;
        const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan *vxlan_spec;
        const struct rte_flow_item_vxlan *vxlan_mask;
 
-       if (item->spec == NULL && item->mask)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "Can't configure FDIR with mask but without spec");
-       else if (item->spec && (item->mask == NULL))
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "Tunnel packets must configure with mask");
-
        hns3_set_bit(rule->input_set, OUTER_DST_PORT, 1);
        rule->key_conf.mask.tunnel_type = TUNNEL_TYPE_MASK;
        if (item->type == RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN)
        const struct rte_flow_item_nvgre *nvgre_spec;
        const struct rte_flow_item_nvgre *nvgre_mask;
 
-       if (item->spec == NULL && item->mask)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "Can't configure FDIR with mask but without spec");
-       else if (item->spec && (item->mask == NULL))
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "Tunnel packets must configure with mask");
-
        hns3_set_bit(rule->input_set, OUTER_IP_PROTO, 1);
        rule->key_conf.spec.outer_proto = IPPROTO_GRE;
        rule->key_conf.mask.outer_proto = IPPROTO_MASK;
        const struct rte_flow_item_geneve *geneve_spec;
        const struct rte_flow_item_geneve *geneve_mask;
 
-       if (item->spec == NULL && item->mask)
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "Can't configure FDIR with mask but without spec");
-       else if (item->spec && (item->mask == NULL))
-               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
-                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
-                                         "Tunnel packets must configure with mask");
-
        hns3_set_bit(rule->input_set, OUTER_DST_PORT, 1);
        rule->key_conf.spec.tunnel_type = HNS3_TUNNEL_TYPE_GENEVE;
        rule->key_conf.mask.tunnel_type = TUNNEL_TYPE_MASK;
 {
        int ret;
 
+       if (item->spec == NULL && item->mask)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "Can't configure FDIR with mask "
+                                         "but without spec");
+       else if (item->spec && (item->mask == NULL))
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "Tunnel packets must configure "
+                                         "with mask");
+
        switch (item->type) {
        case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN:
        case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_VXLAN_GPE:
 {
        int ret;
 
+       if (item->spec == NULL && item->mask)
+               return rte_flow_error_set(error, EINVAL,
+                                         RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_ITEM, item,
+                                         "Can't configure FDIR with mask "
+                                         "but without spec");
+
        switch (item->type) {
        case RTE_FLOW_ITEM_TYPE_ETH:
                ret = hns3_parse_eth(item, rule, error);